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Kakita
Brent: Well
folks, we find ourselves between expansions at the moment, and because we have
learned that one Champion is the Shadow’s servant, we have decided to
interview a person whose integrity cannot be questioned…as he has none.
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Agreed. Bayushi Aramasu is
Aramoro’s son, but ever since he left the Scorpion, revealed their secrets,
and probably got plenty of spies killed, they’re not exactly on speaking
terms.
Kakita
Brent: I
thought you guys had an alliance with the Scorpion?
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Just the anti-ninja thing…really.
Bayushi
Aramasu: Um,
well…be that as it may, what questions can I answer for you?
Kakita
Brent: I
think he meant, “what questions WILL I answer for you guys?”
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Why? Why leave the Scorpion?
I mean, they have geisha and sake and everything!
Bayushi
Aramasu: My
father doesn’t appreciate me.
Kakita
Brent:
…OK.
Bayushi
Aramasu
(whining): You guys don’t know what it’s like, day in, day out, being
ignored. He just keeps following
Kachiko around, not paying me a never mind…
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Well…can you really blame him? I
mean, he is her bodyguard. I’m
sure it’s strictly plutonic.
Kakita
Brent: You
don’t read much about Aramoro, do you?
Bayushi
Aramasu: At
any rate, I have made my choice. Yoritomo
is my father now.
Kakita
Brent: And
he pays attention to you?
Bayushi
Aramasu:
Whenever he’s not busy killing people.
Kakita
Brent: In
other words, once in a while.
Mirumoto
Christopher
(shocked): He stops killing people?
Kakita
Brent:
Anyway, next question. Revealing
the secret port of the Phoenix is probably making you some more enemies.
Are you worried about retribution?
Bayushi
Aramasu:
It’s the Phoenix…what are they going to do?
Mirumoto
Christopher:
…steal your shujenga.
Kakita
Brent: Ever
heard of “living in the past?”
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Yes.
Kakita
Brent: Just
checking. All right, here’s a
good question. One Champion serves
the Shadow…any guesses?
Bayushi
Aramasu:
Doji Kuwanan.
Kakita
Brent: Hey!
Bayushi
Aramasu:
Come on…I mean, who but a ninja could clone Yul Brenner so perfectly!
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Exactly!
Kakita
Brent:
Sigh…thanks for your input, I guess.
Mirumoto
Christopher:
OK, now I know you’d love to get back to ninja-bashing, so I guess we should
finish this up quickly…as in before the Crane track down their “Enough
Talks.”
Kakita
Brent: I
know they’re here somewhere…
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Aren’t you worried about the Scorpion wreaking terrible, nasty vengeance on
you? I mean, most people that cross
them end up face down in the worst part of town.
Bayushi
Aramasu: Not
worried in the least…why? Have
you heard something?
Kakita
Brent: No…
Bayushi
Aramasu:
Come on, guys…don’t kid. You’ve
got all the information…tell me! I
can’t eat, can’t sleep…I’m always looking over my shoulder…
Kakita
Brent:
He’s derailed.
Bayushi
Aramasu
(climbing out of window): I’ll give them the slip yet!
Mirumoto
Christopher
(looking out window): It’s appears his master plan was the “leap off the
mountain and escape into the pointy rocks below” ploy.
Kakita
Brent:
OH-MY-KAMI.
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Well…another interview ends in chaos and death…
Kakita
Brent: The
record stands!
Mirumoto
Christopher:
Well, I guess that’s it, folks. I’m
sorry that we couldn’t coax any more info out of Aramasu…
Kakita
Brent:
…before he snapped.
Mirumoto
Christopher:
And considering that we do have an alliance with the Scorpion, I would like to
report that Aramasu is both weak and wounded, just below us.
Consider this a thank you for the Sword of the Sun.
The
End (For now…)